Or, How I've Stayed Sane While Mowing for the Last 19 Years - Writing podcasts can provide how-tos, but I find they spark my creativity. Here's a shortlist.
Hey, thanks for the shout-out—I love Tara and Rebecca on Can Rds Am Style!
AND Slightly Foxed, not just the podcast but the whole enterprise—I’m behind on my subscription to their journal, and I’ve dropped a ton of money on their reprints of classic books. SO awesome.
I consistently listen to two book podcasts: Women Writing, an interview with authors podcast by Sudbury writer Liisa Kovala; and Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters, with hosts John August (Big Fish, Aladdin) and Craig Mazin (Bachelor franchise, Chernobyl, The Last of Us).
I get something fun out of every episode, even if not necessarily what the point of the episode was!
Yes, I haven't pulled the trigger on the journal yet. I love the idea, but I've subscribed to similar publications, only to have them languish in a pile that eventually moves to a box that moves to the basement... I also love the idea of the reprint books, though I have yet to purchase one. (It's cheaper to buy if you're a subscriber, and maybe I'll subscribe, and then I think of the piles and the boxes and the basement...)
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check those out! (So many good ones out there, I may have to do an update post on this down the road...)
I like listening to podcasts where creative people are interviewed. I like Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton (I also like any interview where Rick himself talks about creative living), and Oprah’s Super Soul guests (Super Soul specifically because politics seems to be off the table). Yes, it touches on the spirituality within creative living so it may not be for everyone. But I found keeping an open mind from various sources, triggers fresh inspiration. I’ll be following the comments for more suggestions, so thank you for this!
You’re welcome! Yes, I’ve been keeping a low profile but I’m here quietly reading and enjoying your posts. I always get something out of them, so thank you to you😊
Oh wow -- there you go! It didn't pop up in my search... Spotify seems to be going the way of Google, showing you the podcasts it wants to push, not the ones you actually search for...
Thanks for the link! I hit "Follow" and I'll start from the beginning next time I'm out for a walk!
Six hours to mow a lawn?! That’s madness Graham. Mine takes an hour and a quarter and it feels like a lot. But I do get to listen to podcasts as well. I’m a sucker for an interview with an interesting person (which I’l confess usually means smart, not famous), so I gravitate toward “People I Mostly Admire,” “The Ezra Klein Show” (though it gets more political than I’d like and I sometimes skip those), and “The Interview” (hit and miss, but the one with Sean Penn was oddly interesting).
Six hours is in the spring when the grass is thick. But that's just on the mower, and doesn't include weedeating or getting into the corners with the push mower or pruning the trees or cutting the fallen trees or pulling the "prickly traveller" bushes or...
I need to finally publish a bestseller so I can hire a service... lol
Thanks for the podcast recommendations! I also listen to non-writing podcasts such as "Click Here" and "Discord and Rhyme" by self-confessed music geeks who deep dive on rock albums from The White Album to Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane. I'm not nearly as geeky about music as I'd like to be -- I found that I have a narrow range of what I like -- but they've made me appreciate artists and albums I might have passed over otherwise!
For me it's wanting to boost the little guys/gals because I know how much work goes into making a podcast, especially when you don't have sponsorship, a production team, or notoriety on your side.
I love Jason Bateman and Wil Arnett, but they're success - like most celebrities - doesn't hinge on my listenership.
But mine does ... on yours ... guys ... just saying. 😜
Hey, thanks for the shout-out—I love Tara and Rebecca on Can Rds Am Style!
AND Slightly Foxed, not just the podcast but the whole enterprise—I’m behind on my subscription to their journal, and I’ve dropped a ton of money on their reprints of classic books. SO awesome.
I consistently listen to two book podcasts: Women Writing, an interview with authors podcast by Sudbury writer Liisa Kovala; and Scriptnotes, a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters, with hosts John August (Big Fish, Aladdin) and Craig Mazin (Bachelor franchise, Chernobyl, The Last of Us).
I get something fun out of every episode, even if not necessarily what the point of the episode was!
Yes, I haven't pulled the trigger on the journal yet. I love the idea, but I've subscribed to similar publications, only to have them languish in a pile that eventually moves to a box that moves to the basement... I also love the idea of the reprint books, though I have yet to purchase one. (It's cheaper to buy if you're a subscriber, and maybe I'll subscribe, and then I think of the piles and the boxes and the basement...)
Thanks for the recommendations! I'll check those out! (So many good ones out there, I may have to do an update post on this down the road...)
Isn’t this how the book club got started? 🤣
lol - that's *exactly* what I was thinking...
I like listening to podcasts where creative people are interviewed. I like Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton (I also like any interview where Rick himself talks about creative living), and Oprah’s Super Soul guests (Super Soul specifically because politics seems to be off the table). Yes, it touches on the spirituality within creative living so it may not be for everyone. But I found keeping an open mind from various sources, triggers fresh inspiration. I’ll be following the comments for more suggestions, so thank you for this!
Oh, didn't know Rick Rubin had a podcast, either! I'll have to check that out.
Glad this list was of help! And good to hear from you -- it's been a while!
You’re welcome! Yes, I’ve been keeping a low profile but I’m here quietly reading and enjoying your posts. I always get something out of them, so thank you to you😊
You're welcome!
Thanks for these, Graham. I’ll check them out.
I listen to MY OWN podcast ... obviously. 😁
I also enjoyed "Keeping a Notebook" hosted by YA author Nina LaCour. It was short-lived (pandemic) but inspiring.
Oh, how did I miss that!?!
I just went to subscribe, but it's not on Spotify (which is what I usually use for podcasts these days...)
I did find it here though -- it's on my TBL list!
https://megoolders.substack.com/s/talk-fiction
https://open.spotify.com/show/4O5xUMo8SvdYU1U7UYgIGC?si=ce40ccef33a6457f
😁
Oh wow -- there you go! It didn't pop up in my search... Spotify seems to be going the way of Google, showing you the podcasts it wants to push, not the ones you actually search for...
Thanks for the link! I hit "Follow" and I'll start from the beginning next time I'm out for a walk!
Six hours to mow a lawn?! That’s madness Graham. Mine takes an hour and a quarter and it feels like a lot. But I do get to listen to podcasts as well. I’m a sucker for an interview with an interesting person (which I’l confess usually means smart, not famous), so I gravitate toward “People I Mostly Admire,” “The Ezra Klein Show” (though it gets more political than I’d like and I sometimes skip those), and “The Interview” (hit and miss, but the one with Sean Penn was oddly interesting).
Six hours is in the spring when the grass is thick. But that's just on the mower, and doesn't include weedeating or getting into the corners with the push mower or pruning the trees or cutting the fallen trees or pulling the "prickly traveller" bushes or...
I need to finally publish a bestseller so I can hire a service... lol
Thanks for the podcast recommendations! I also listen to non-writing podcasts such as "Click Here" and "Discord and Rhyme" by self-confessed music geeks who deep dive on rock albums from The White Album to Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane. I'm not nearly as geeky about music as I'd like to be -- I found that I have a narrow range of what I like -- but they've made me appreciate artists and albums I might have passed over otherwise!
I'm with Tom Re: smart, not famous.
For me it's wanting to boost the little guys/gals because I know how much work goes into making a podcast, especially when you don't have sponsorship, a production team, or notoriety on your side.
I love Jason Bateman and Wil Arnett, but they're success - like most celebrities - doesn't hinge on my listenership.
But mine does ... on yours ... guys ... just saying. 😜
I have your podcast link saved!
Yeah, I used Smartless because I figured that might be the most famous one at the moment. I hadn't even heard of it until last winter... lol